Fifth graders from Ptarmigan Ridge Elementary and high schoolers from Massachusetts worked together to plant nearly 250 shrubs in Orting. The high school group connected with the District for their spring break service project and the elementary students learned about the benefits of plants and ecosystems as part of their participation.

Volunteers turned out from one end of Pierce County to the other last fall to help plant thousands of trees and shrubs in an effort to restore and enhance fish and wildlife habitat and improve water quality.